The Mongolian tribe who rely on reindeer – in pictures

The Mongolian tribe who rely on reindeer – in pictures

Belgian photographer Pascal Mannaerts has captured a series of images of the Tsaatan people, a Mongolian tribe who depend entirely on reindeer

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Tue 22 Dec 2015 08.33 EST
Last modified on Tue 22 Dec 2015 08.40 EST

The Tsaatan people are one of the world’s last groups of nomadic reindeer herders and they live in Khövsgöl Aimag in northern Mongolia. They are originally from across the border in what is now the Tuva republic of Russia

Mannaerts’ photos show the daily life of the tribe. He says: ‘The Tsaatan have survived for thousands of years inhabiting the remotest Ulaan taïga [mountain range], moving between five and 10 times a year’